Okoboji lost a hard-fought game on Friday night at West Lyon 46-43. Okoboji would jump to a 9-2 lead midway through the first quarter, but the Wildcats would end the frame on a 12-1 run to take a 14-10 lead into the second quarter. Okoboji would take the lead back late in the second quarter on a basket by Harper Rabel to take a 19-18 lead into halftime. The Wildcats would regain their lead early in the 3rd quarter and take a 31-27 advantage into the final quarter. West Lyon started the fourth quarter on a 10-4 run to take a 41-31 lead before Okoboji would come storming back, trimming the lead to just two points twice late but the Pioneers were unable to ever tie it up. Harper Rabel led Okoboji with 10 points and 6 rebounds; Lydia Bunde scored 8 points and Ava Packebush had 7 points and 5 assists. West Lyon was led by Kyndra Gramstad with 10 points. Okoboji falls to 0-3 on the season while West Lyon improves to 2-2.
Quotes from John Adams
I was really proud of our fight that we showed all night long. Both teams really got after it on the defensive end, forcing a lot of turnovers and contested shots. Give West Lyon credit, they were great from the free throw line and hit some big threes in that second half. Harper continues to get better every game; Lydia played really well again and Ava just does everything at such a high level for us. This group will continue to improve and stick together and we’re very excited to get back together on Monday for practice.
